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Collision repair and body shops in Hardin County, KY
How Hardin County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #387 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,482
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 collision repair and body shops in Hardin County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hardin County comes to about $39.1M a year: $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hardin County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 5,578 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Hardin County is 62 (upper middle), #387 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Hardin County compares
The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Hardin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,578 | 4,701 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $877 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,647 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hardin County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,482+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 44,622
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 624 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $67,647+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,596
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Jobs located here
- 42,829
- Daytime population
- 107,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 91 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.5M | +4.9% | #11 of 1,327 |
| 2Madison County, KY | 78 | 8 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +9.4% | #93 of 1,327 |
| 3Daviess County, KY | 70 | 7 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +1.5% | #204 of 1,327 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 69 | 14 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +3.9% | #233 of 1,327 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 68 | 5 | 1.3 | $7M | +2.5% | #247 of 1,327 |
| 6Bullitt County, KY | 67 | 11 | 3.5 | $3M | +5.0% | #289 of 1,327 |
| 7Boone County, KY | 64 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #348 of 1,327 |
| 8Hardin County, KY | 62 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +2.4% | #387 of 1,327 |
| 9Warren County, KY | 61 | 17 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +10.6% | #423 of 1,327 |
| 10Pulaski County, KY | 59 | 8 | 3.1 | $3M | +3.5% | #461 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Hardin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care45
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops32
- Oil change and quick lube19
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies70
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Hardin County, KY?
There are 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Hardin County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.1M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,622 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, KY compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hardin County has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Hardin County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,578 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 113,482 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,622 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $67,647 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hardin County scores 62 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #387 of 1,327 scored counties.
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